ABOVE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during the National Action Network Convention on April 5, 2019, in New York. (Photo: Shutterstock) associated press SAN FRANCISCO — Joey Piscitelli was angry when Kamala Harris emerged as a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. It brought back the frustration he felt in the 2000s, when he…

ABOVE PHOTO: This undated photo Courtesy of the Diocese of Springfield in Springfield, Ill., shows Quincy’s Father Augustine Tolton. Pope Francis has positioned for sainthood a former slave and the first known Black priest in America. On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the pontiff declared the Rev. Augustine Tolton of Quincy “venerable.” The Diocese of Springfield…

ABOVE PHOTO: Deacon Darrell Lamont Tiller (l) stands with The Very Reverend Canon Martini Shaw, Rector of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas. Deacon Darrell Lamont Tiller was ordained last week to the Transitional Diaconate in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. Deacon Tiller’s home parish is the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas. The…

Rally aims to raise awareness about gun violence in Philadelphia HARRISBURG — State Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, (D-190th Dist.) announced she will host a Wear Orange Rally Against Gun Violence from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. June 7 on the north side of City Hall. Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and Attorney General Josh Shapiro are expected to…

Funeral services for Hope Councill McFadden were held May 9, 2019 at Zion Baptist Church, 3600 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140. She was called home to be with her Lord and Savior early Thursday morning of May 2, 2019. Hope was born on September 22, 1951 to the late Issac P. Councill, Jr….

ABOVE PHOTO: Issa Ebombolo, MCC’s Peacebuilding Coordinator for Zambia and Malawi, unloads cooking oil in the village of Tomali as part of MCC’s Cyclone Idai flood relief project in Malawi. (MCC Photo/Amanda Talstra) By Jerrad Peters Issa Ebombolo was not expecting the level of malnutrition he encountered among people displaced by flooding in the aftermath of…

All are welcome to share in what promises to be a spirit-filled, harmonic journey. The Mother Bethel AME Mass Choir, under the direction of Jonas Crenshaw, Jr., will present its Spring Concert entitled “Musical Moments” on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 6:00 pm, at Mother Bethel AME Church, located at 419 South 6th Street in…